In this series, we look back at the biggest moves from a year ago and review how they have panned out up to this point. Next up in our 2024 rearview mirror series is safety Kevin Byard.
Kevin Byard has uncharacteristically played for three teams over the last two seasons. He played his first seven seasons with one team, the Tennessee Titans.
The Tennessee Titans were home to defensive back Kevin Byard for the first eight seasons of his career. In 2023, Byard was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, ending his tenure with the franchise that drafted him in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
How many of the active NFL players who have rushed for 1,000 or more yards in a season can you name in five minutes?
The Chicago Bears have had a busy offseason rewarding some of their own with new contracts, whether they were homegrown players or recent acquisitions.
Safety Kevin Byard made strong impression on the Chicago Bears during his 2024 debut. He’s once again expected to be a secondary leader in 2025. But once the season is through Byard’s future with the Bears gets a bit murky.
The Chicago Bears made a major statement when they selected tight end Colston Loveland with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. With three more picks inside the top 75, the Bears will have ample opportunity to bolster multiple areas on their roster.
Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles made a couple of free agent signings in 2024 that he took heat for before the season started. Safety Kevin Byard and running back D’Andre Swift were head scratchers.
When fans and pundits talk about the Chicago Bears new-look defense, it is usually because of the defensive line. After all, the Bears went out and spent nearly $100 million to create a brand new look in the trenches.
On Friday, the Chicago Bears announced they were releasing tight end Gerald Everett and defensive end DeMarcus Walker. The reason for the cuts was obvious.
With the new league year kicking off March 12, NFL teams are already deep into planning for the offseason. Here are five moves the Chicago Bears should make in the coming months.
The Chicago Bears have a massive offseason coming up that will define how this team will really look in 2025. The Bears likely believe they are just a few pieces away from competing in the playoffs in the first season under new head coach Ben Johnson.
The Chicago Bears are expected to reimagine their roster during the 2025 offseason under new head coach Ben Johnson and his crew of assistants, and that could spell trouble for returning veterans such as safety Kevin Byard III.
The Chicago Bears and general manager Ryan Poles had a busy 2024 free agency period, signing multiple veterans who would eventually emerge as starters at some point during the regular season.
Cutting the two-time All-Pro safety would save the team a lot of salary-cap space.
The Colorado Buffaloes finished the 2024 college football season with a 9-4 record and a 7-2 mark in Big 12 play. Colorado capped off the season with a loss to the BYU Cougars in the Alamo Bowl.
To his credit, Bears safety Kevin Byard wanted no part of the Hail Mary excuse after Sunday's 34-17 loss to Detroit. It's good thing because blaming their current situation, amid the second-longest losing streak in franchise history, on one play in one game in Week 8 when it's Week 16 is the highest level of excuse making.
Wisconsin football will have an AAC transfer on campus as UW looks to bulk up the secondary through the portal. USF transfer safety Tawfiq Byard will
The loss could haunt the Bears come January.
Not everyone is bullish on each of the Bears’ moves this offseason.
Just one day after visiting with the Chicago Bears, safety Kevin Byard decided to spend the next two years of his life with the franchise.
After getting cut by the Eagles last week, Kevin Byard is considering sticking in the NFC.
The Los Angeles Rams were in the bottom five teams in the NFL last season in passing yards allowed, and the team should address the secondary as a result.
The Eagles made a bit of a surprising move on Friday, parting ways with a player they just acquired at the trade deadline in 2023.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown may have organized a team-building trip to an escape room, but it’s going to take a lot more than that to fix whatever friction is going on inside the Eagles locker room.
When the Titans traded All-Pro safety Kevin Byard to the Eagles on Oct. 23, the move took many by surprise.
If there was any question where the Tennessee Titans stand coming out of their bye week and into a Week 8 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, they answered it with a single trade.
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